Rivers v. Oakwood College

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment in an action filed by Mrs. Ruth Rivers in the Circuit Court of Madison County against Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama, and certain officials of the college. We reverse.

Mrs. Ruth L. Rivers was employed as a full-time instructor by Oakwood College for four consecutive school years, namely, the 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, and 1981-82 school years. For each of these school years, Mrs. Rivers signed a "Notice of Employment" which served as her employment contract with Oakwood.

This controversy concerns Mrs. Rivers's employment contract for the…